>> I am still not happy with my mdk-boxes for they sometimes chnange their >> hostnames provided during install process to something like '172' or >> similar (=eg that's just the beginning of the internal LAN adresses >> when the nic gets network information via dhcp). >> >> No matter how I change /etc/hosts, the host names _do_ change due to >> whatever reason - I can't figure this out... > > Look in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 (or whatever) > remove the line > NEEDHOSTNAME
There's no entry like this :-(, strange... > When you defined the interface there was a check box asking if you > wanted to get the hostname from the DHCP server. I am using _static_ network settings - so the box should not get it's hostname from a dhcp server? -- (o> Best regards //\ Harald T ZIPKO V_/_ please no html - mails --
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